Love him or hate him, Senator Obama is our new president, and health care most likely won’t be immune to his push for “change.”
Prior to the election, Obama shared his ideas for healthcare reform in the October 9th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The article can be found here. Unfortunately, the article seems to sugarcoat what Obama really wants the U.S. to move toward - government-run health care. Now even within the medical community there exists some ideological segregation on whether a form of socialized medicine is good for this country. I happen to belong to the camp that balks at big government and thinks any type of universal healthcare program would be bad for this country. However, I welcome discourse on this topic and will be addressing it in more detail in the near future.
I realize this isn’t a political blog, but as medical wives we will be more personally affected by healthcare reform, and it’s our responsibility to stay informed and be engaged in conversations about health care in this country.
